Jewish man with Nazi-raised identical twin dies at age 82
Born in Trinidad in 1933, Jack Yufe and Oskar Stohr were separated as infants, when their mother took Stohr to Germany. More ▸
Obituaries
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Former US Olympic fencer dies in fire set by Havdalah candle
Byron Krieger, who accidentally set himself and his house on fire with the candle, won two gold medals at the 1957 Maccabiah Games. More ▸
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Russian mogul Mikhail Lesin, ex-Putin aide, found dead in DC hotel
A family member told the RT website founded by Lesin that he died of a heart attack, but an investigation into his death has been launched. More ▸
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Earl Raab, longtime San Francisco JCRC director, dies at 96
Raab also was a commentator and author on American political culture and the Jewish experience in America. More ▸
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Michael Kotzin, longtime Jewish federation official in Chicago, dies
Kotzin served as executive vice president for more than a decade and authored the book “On the Front Lines in a Changing Jewish World.” More ▸
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Jamie Zimmerman, medical doctor and ABC reporter, drowns in Hawaii
Zimmerman, 31, died after losing her footing and being swept out to sea on the island of Kauai. More ▸
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Leon Frankel, U.S. aviator who fought for nascent state of Israel, dies
Frankel’s exploits for Israel were featured in the 2014 documentary film “Above and Beyond.” More ▸
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Chantal Akerman, pioneer of feminist filmmaking, dies at 65
Akerman, the daughter of Holocaust survivors, made more than 40 films and in recent years explored her Jewish identity. More ▸
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Rabbi Jacob Pressman, community and civil rights leader, dies
The Los Angeles spiritual leader marched with Martin Luther King Jr. and helped launch the Save Soviet Jewry movement, and was a co-founder of the University of Judaism. More ▸
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Best-selling novelist Jackie Collins dies at 77
More than 500 million copies of her novels, most depicting the steamy lives of women in Hollywood, have been sold in 40 countries throughout the world. More ▸
